spinnerdom
83 posts
Mar 26, 2006
12:36 PM
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what diamater for a region is too far to drive.
jim
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knaylor
115 posts
Mar 26, 2006
3:12 PM
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Jim, how far would you drive and how much time and money would you put into a fly????
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Mount Airy Lofts
165 posts
Mar 26, 2006
6:29 PM
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It depends if you have a place setup to stay or not. Say if you drive to a place 4 hours or more away, you would need to rest a night before heading back home wouldn't you? 3 hours or less one way is doable for a days travel.
Driving tired can be deadly.
Personally, the furthest I would drive with out spending a nights rest in and around the town is 3 hours. If there is a place to rent or setup, then distances means nothing.
Think about it, if you drive 4 or more hours to get there... then spend 1 hour per each flier in that town or area and you have at least 3 fliers there... that would boil down to roughly 7 plus hours. Factor in the time you would need to drive from flier to flier and that would be another hour to 2 hours. 9 hours in and you still need to head back home. Let's not even go to the time you spend eating, gasing, and talking rollers. Any one willing to do that without a good nights rest is crazy.
Kind of like going on hunting trips. If you don't spend a night or two over there, don't expect to travel far.
Thor
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spinnerdom
85 posts
Mar 26, 2006
9:54 PM
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good post, more info needed,
mr knaylor any question i will answer in the dome,good question
jim
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spinnerdom
88 posts
Mar 27, 2006
7:32 AM
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just trying to get consenses;
region diameter,6hrs....at55 miles per hr,= 165 miles.....
from centre each way 82and a 1/2 miles,...aprox 1-3/4hrs
start journey at 6 oclock to farthest flyer, could start at 8 oclock at site....... 8 flyers at 1 hr per flyer= 8hrs....
fly over at 4 oclock, 2hrs to go home for supper][ is this too far]... [or not far enough].....
info required please jump aboard
jim
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spinnerdom
89 posts
Mar 27, 2006
7:48 AM
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on second thought this can be answered here.
fishing is a hobby, i fly fish,, or at least try.to get a good river or stream,i go to new brunswick 500 or so miles, cost 400 dollars each way.... money is no object, any hobby has a cost but we pay it....why , simple its our hobby..
mr knaylor; i hope my answer is satisfactory
your turn at the dome. we are making progress,takes a lot of guts to stand tall, im proud of you.
Last Edited by spinnerdom on Mar 27, 2006 8:21 AM
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knaylor
119 posts
Mar 27, 2006
9:08 AM
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Jim, first of all I dont need you to be proud of me.. Now would you payy $400 so another guy that you do not know could go fishing with you??? Each region sets there own boundry. All shapes sizes differ from the rest. Not hard to figure out.
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spinnerdom
92 posts
Mar 27, 2006
10:27 AM
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if i had a buddy going with me, and he wanted a friend to come along makes no difference to me ,i have to pay anyway.
boundries needed on the dome.
jim
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Fr.mike
117 posts
Mar 27, 2006
12:17 PM
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Jim you said you could not afford A pocket dictionary to help with your spelling --you remember --fixed income utility bills etc. but you can afford $ 400.00 each way.(Money is no object) flyfishing trips? what gives? come on man quit wasting our time and yours!
Fr.mike
Last Edited by Fr.mike on Mar 27, 2006 12:19 PM
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spinnerdom
93 posts
Mar 27, 2006
1:25 PM
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do you not save what you can,to do what you want,i get 12000 per yr , i try to save 80.00 a month, it may take 2 yrs to go but i do end up going .
[you asked ] what has this got to do with anything,
how you spend your money,is your business,not mine.
how far is too far info required,......you know how faryou go,let us know .
jim
Last Edited by spinnerdom on Mar 27, 2006 1:36 PM
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knaylor
121 posts
Mar 27, 2006
2:13 PM
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Jim, I have allready answered that about how far out of the way do I go. On our fly over the three days I put over 1200 miles on my car. Kevin
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
560 posts
Mar 27, 2006
3:25 PM
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Jim, please take your greviences to the world cup directly. Your meat is starting to smell.
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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Mount Airy Lofts
166 posts
Mar 27, 2006
4:33 PM
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Distances means nothing!
Guys who complain about it need to realize everyone is in the same playing field.
Some guys cry fowl others enjoy the journy.
I don't know why any one would care about distance in this hobby.
I may complain alittle if I drove that distance to see your B team or a young team. If some one drives that distance, you should put up the best you have.
Jim, I don't see a point to this post. There is no correct answer as every one lives different life styles. Some have families and others don't. Some are loners and others like the Roller company.
I like visiting other fliers. It keeps things new and interesting. I also like the difference of opinion. This hobby sure can be boring if you make it boring.
The only thing I wouldn't recommend is driving tired. I have done it acouple of times in the past on hunting trips... not something I would care to do.
I just visited two guys up North this weekend. Had a blast and saw two very good teams with some super performers. Left at 8 a.m. and didn't get back home until around 7 p.m. It was a day I will always remember as it has been one of the best Roller trips I have done thrus far. The guys who isn't putting in the miles is missing out. Days like that I just had just don't come every day. Every chance you have at one, take it in full stride. You won't regret it.
Thor
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spinnerdom
103 posts
Mar 28, 2006
8:45 AM
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mr knaylor; 1200 miles 3 days =400 milesper day...
200 miles there, 200 miles back,..at 55 miles per hour,aprox
4 hr there and 4 hrs back
seems excessive,dosent leave much time for anything else
i feel not a good minimum. but half dose not seem too much
jim
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